The Burned-Over District is a term used by some to describe the region of Western New York in the historical period of 1800-1850. It is also sometimes called the Second Great Awakening with a combination of religious, social and political elements.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

My Pick for Rochester Race Relations

Neighbors Project: This project will provide training to young men, equipping them with skills and experience to gain employment in the building trades and property management, while also improving downtrodden neighborhoods. We will recruit students from city neighborhoods and rehabilitate a city-owned property scheduled for auction. Submitted by Teresa Owen, NEST.

This one aims to help real people learn real skills to solve real problems; the others were mostly about fostering white ethnomasochism.